frigid

英['frɪdʒɪd] 美['frɪdʒɪd]
  • adj. 寒冷的,严寒的;冷淡的

词态变化


副词: frigidly;

助记提示


1. refrigerator(冰箱) => frigid.

中文词源


frigid 寒冷的,冷漠的,性冷淡的

来自拉丁语frigidus, 寒冷的,来自PIE*srig, 冷,词源同fridge,sang-froid. 同时,用于指性冷淡。

英文词源


frigid (adj.)
1620s, "intensely cold," from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," also "flat, dull, trivial," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to noun frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from Proto-Italic *srigos-, from PIE root *srig- "cold" (cognates: Greek rhigos "cold, frost"). The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s, originally of males. Related: Frigidly; frigidness.

双语例句


1. A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures.
暴风雪今天袭击了西部地区,导致气温骤降。

来自柯林斯例句

2. "Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.
“噢,亲爱的,”她的女主人会笑容僵硬地回答。

来自柯林斯例句

3. My husband says I am frigid.
丈夫说我性冷淡。

来自柯林斯例句

4. There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
房间里一片冷淡的气氛。

来自《权威词典》

5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.
亚洲地跨寒 、 温、热三带.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》